BREAKING: Due to the security situation in Eretz Yisroel, the gedolim’s planned visit to America has been put on an indefinite hold. However, gedolim already here will still be attending a scheduled asifa in Baltimore on Sunday.
The IDF reiterates its evacuation warning for large areas of the Gaza Strip. “The IDF continues to operate with great force against terror organizations. The areas marked in red on the map are considered dangerous combat zones,”
The U.S. is repositioning its military forces due to fears of an Iranian retaliation after the Israeli attacks. The USS Thomas Hudner is heading to the Eastern Mediterranean, with a second destroyer ready to deploy. President Trump is meeting with his National Security Council to assess the situation.
Maran Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky, rosh yeshiva of the Philadelphia Yeshiva and the zekan roshei haeyshivos, was taken back to the hospital overnight due to low hemoglobin levels.
The rosh yeshiva remained so that additional tests could be conducted to evaluate other health concerns.
At the time of this writing, it remains unclear whether the rosh yeshiva will be able to return home before Shabbos or if he will need to remain hospitalized.
All are asked to continue davening for the complete refuah sheleimah of Rav Shmuel ben Itta Ettil.
{Matzav.com}
Following Israel’s recent strike on Iran and growing security tensions across the region, the nosi of the Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah of Shas, Rav Yitzchok Yosef, issued a powerful public message urging Klal Yisroel to strengthen itself in Torah and tefillah, and to ensure that batei knesses and batei medrash remain open unless the security forces issue explicit instructions to remain near protected spaces.
Israel awoke Friday morning to heightened tensions following the country’s official acknowledgment of a large-scale overnight strike on Iranian territory. In response, Home Front Command issued sweeping emergency guidelines for Shabbos, raising urgent questions throughout the country, particularly regarding public gatherings and tefillos in batei knesses.
WASHINGTON – As Israel’s military strikes on Iran unfold, analysts and observers are revisiting a curious unofficial gauge of looming conflict: the “pizza index”—late-night surges in pizza deliveries to
Israeli spies succeeded in penetrating deep into Iranian territory ahead of Friday morning’s Operation Rising Lion, executing a series of clandestine missions that weakened Iran’s missile infrastructure and disrupted its aerial defense systems.
Mossad agents covertly transported weapons into Iran, where they were used to dismantle military defenses that posed a threat to Israeli forces and strategic interests.
According to Israeli security sources, the agents deployed “significant measures” involving large amounts of specialized weaponry, strategically placing them throughout the country to strike predetermined targets.
JERUSALEM – Israel’s airspace remains fully closed as of Friday, with no takeoffs or landings permitted at any airport nationwide—including Ben Gurion—following the launch of Operation Rising Lion, a wide-scale military strike on Iranian targets. The Ministry of Transport announced the closure “until further notice,” citing safety concerns for passengers and aircraft. All public events […]
In light of the current matzav, the chief rabbis and the Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah of Shas have issued a call, providing guidance on how to conduct ourselves during these perilous times and stressing the need for complete adherence to the instructions of the security establishment.
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